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Fair showcases transfer options

October 10, 2012

Shania Smith and Caitlin Lugo may only be 17 years old, but they are already certain what they want to do for their careers.

"I want to work for the FBI," said Smith.

"I want to be a police officer," said Lugo.

So, Smith and Lugo, both from Springfield and students in HCC's Gateway to College program, were busy at HCC's Transfer Fair Wednesday, looking at colleges that offer Criminal Justice programs. Like the hundreds of other HCC students who came to the fair, they filled out information cards, collected literature and talked to representatives from some of the 53 New England colleges that attended.

"This is the one time a year we do this," said Mark Broadbent, HCC's Transfer Affairs coordinator.

The idea, he said, is to show HCC students what kind of transfer options are available to them and let them get a head-start on the transfer process.